Illegal Immigration in America

A Reference Handbook

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Few issues have provoked as much controversy over the last decade as illegal immigration. While some argue for the need to seal America's borders and withdraw all forms of social and governmental support for illegal migrants and their children, others argue for humanitarian treatment—including legalization—for people who fill widely acknowledged needs in American industry and agriculture and have left home-country situations of economic hardship or political persecution. The study of illegal immigration necessarily confronts a broad range of migrants—from the familiar border crossers to those who enter illegally and overstay their visas, to the many unrecognized refugees who enter the country to seek protection under U.S. asylum law. The subject also demands attention to American society's responses to these newcomers—responses that often focus on limited elements of a complex issue.A comprehensive, up-to-date review of this volatile subject, this book provides an accessible, balanced introduction to the subject. Covering the full range of illegal immigrants from Mexican border crossers to Central American refugees, illegal Europeans, and smuggled Chinese, the book considers the kind of work the migrants do and the public response to them. The work is divided into four parts: Concepts, Policies, and Numbers; The Migrants and Their Work; The Responses; and Illegal Immigration in Perspective.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-10-30
Mått:161 x 240 x 36 mm
Vikt:943 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:584
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313304361

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Brottslighet och kriminologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

David W. Haines is associate professor of anthropology at George Mason University. His earlier books include Refugees as Immigrants: Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese in America (1989) and Refugees in America in the 1990s: A Reference Handbook (Greenwood, 1996). He is a past Chair of the American Anthropological Association's Committee on Refugees and Immigrants. His other academic work focuses on Vietnamese social history, American culture and society, and refugee and immigration policy.Karen E. Rosenblum is currently Vice-President for University Life at George Mason University. Her PhD is in sociology, and her other publications include The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation (1996, 2nd ed. forthcoming 1999). Her publications focus on gender, language, and the social construction of minority groups.

Recensioner i media

"As a reference handbook, it provides wonderful guidance for research of the topic. . . . Illegal Immigration in Americaoffers a good overview of an important topic. The collection of essays is diverse, and the book's claim to be a reference handbook is accurate." - The Law and Politics Book Review

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Concepts, Policies, and Numbers Illegal Immigration: Problematic Labels, Volatile Issues by David W. Haines and Karen E. Rosenblum Labor Migration, Family Integration,and the New America by Karen A. Woodrow-Lafield Undocumented Immigration to the United States: Numbers, Trends, and Characteristics by Jeffrey S. Passel Mexico and U.S. Policy on Illegal Immigration: A Fifty-Year Retrospective by Katherine M. Donato and Rebecca S. Carter The Migrants and Their Work Unauthorized Workers in U.S. Agricultural Work: Old Versus New Migrations by Philip Martin Social and Cultural Bases for Undocumented Immigration into the U.S. Poultry Industry by David Griffith Undocumented Immigrants and the Meatpacking Industry in the Midwest by Janet E. Benson Undocumented Latino Immigrant Workers: The Los Angeles Experience by Enrico A. Marcelli Salvadorans and Nicaraguans: Refugees Become Workers by Cecilia Menjivar Illegal Europeans: Transients Between Two Societies by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak Migration from the Caribbean: Economic and Political Factors versus Legal and Illegal Status by Samual Martinez Smuggled Chinese in the Mountain of Gold by Ko-lin Chin The Responses Refugees at Risk: The Sanctuary Movement and Its Aftermath by Victoria Rader Labor at Risk: The Exploitation and Protection of Undocumented Workers by David W. Haines Rights at Risk: California's Proposition 187 by Karen E. Rosenblum Maintaining and Reunifying Families: Two Case Studies of Shifting Legal Status by Lucy M. Cohen Border Crossings, Border Control: Illegalized Migrants from the Other Side by Duncan Earle Illegal Immigration in Perspective Vanishing Acts: Illegal Immigration in Canada as a Sometime Social Issue by Norman Buchignani and Doreen Indra Illegal Migration in Europe: Balancing National and European Union Issues by Deborah R. Altamirano Illegal Migration in Asia: Regional Patterns and a Case Study of Nepalese Workers in Japan by Keiko Yamanaka An Introduction to the Literature by David W. Haines Appendix: Summary of Recent Immigration Legislation Index

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